Peace Is the Mission
by Major Lazer
Metascore
68

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
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  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Jun 4, 2015
    91
    Diplo’s electro-dancehall project scored a Top 40 hit in 2015 with the buoyant “Lean On.” Those good vibes continue on Peace.
  2. AllMusic
    Jun 22, 2015
    80
    Consider it the slow and softer Major Lazer album that's built for headphone listening, but most of all, consider it.
  3. Magnet
    Jun 8, 2015
    80
    The best cuts here happen to be those hewing closer to Major Lazer's wake-and-bake dancehall origins. [No. 121, p.57]
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  5. Billboard.com
    Jun 5, 2015
    80
    Peace Is the Mission soars on the strength of sticky melodies sung by a unique combo of pop divas and West Indian vocalists.
  6. DIY Magazine
    Jun 1, 2015
    80
    It’s so ludicrously colourful and loud and just the right side of ridiculous and whatever the mission may be, domination is the likely result.
  7. Pitchfork
    Jun 3, 2015
    74
    There is no doubt Peace Is the Mission will suffer some criticism from dancehall purists, those exhausted by EDM and people who hate Diplo (a hate that he has certainly worked overtime to earn), but their maturation is palpable across the album's nine tracks.
  8. Uncut
    Jun 24, 2015
    70
    The cartoonish skank of "Too Original" is business as usual, but Peace Is The Mission is often reflective. [Aug 2015, p.76]
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  9. PopMatters
    Jun 15, 2015
    70
    Evaluating it across his whole catalog, this occupies the second-tier below uncopyable classics that he churned out in the beginning of the 2000s. While that may be an unfair standard to hold any artist to, Peace Is the Mission provides the comforting thesis: if peace can be achieved by dancing, this is the album to spin.
  10. Rolling Stone
    Jun 2, 2015
    70
    It's hard to think of anyone else who could bring so much together inside one gigantic DJ tent and make it all flow so well.
  11. Clash Music
    Jun 1, 2015
    70
    There's nothing completely new here, but fans are sure to be satisfied, at the very least, until the collective's next album arrives.

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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 58 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 44 out of 58
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 58
  3. Negative: 4 out of 58
  1. Lopesito27
    Jan 23, 2021
    6
    Nostalgia might be a bias while measuring it up, but I do feel like this is quite a good DJ album. It's got some of the better radio hits youNostalgia might be a bias while measuring it up, but I do feel like this is quite a good DJ album. It's got some of the better radio hits you would've listened from the mainstream radio stations in 2015, so even if it sounds dated, you can still appreciate it as a time capsule full of bops.… Full Review »
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